Social Policy

2026 Legislative Priorities

SUPPORT HEALTHCARE/BEHAVIORAL HEALTH. Protect accessibility to all healthcare services during federal support reduction. Preserve healthcare decision rights for patients and providers. Advocate for bills that ensure that every Oregonian has access to cost-effective, clinically appropriate and affordable health care as a fundamental right.

SUPPORT HOUSING STRATEGIES that keep people housed by preventing evictions and displacement, providing affordable permanent housing and support services, preserving existing low-income housing and increasing the supply of new units.  Maintain shelter beds where needed. Provide state support for infrastructure and pre-development expenses for affordable housing projects.

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SUPPORT FUNDING FOR EDUCATION. Provide adequate & equitable funding for early childhood, child care, K-12, after-school and summer care, as well as higher education.  Advocate for coordination and transparency in funding.

PROMOTE PUBLIC SAFETY and a more equitable and effective criminal justice system through violence prevention/reduction programs, rehabilitation and reentry programs for adults and juveniles in custody, and common-sense gun laws.

LWVOR Positions

League  Social Policy Positions can be found here:

Issues for Action(LWVOR):

Adult Corrections 

Child Care 

Children at Risk 

Farmworker Issues 

Adult Mental Health 

Mental Health Services for Children and Youth

Homeless Youth 

Juvenile Justice 

Public Postsecondary Education 

Impact on Issues  (LWVUS)

Criminal Justice – page 137

Equality of Opportunity – page 140

Federal Role in Public Education – page 152

Fiscal Policy – page 154

Health Care – page 157

Immigration – page 167

Meeting Basic Human Needs – page 170

Child Care – page 176

Early Intervention for Children at Risk – page 177

Violence Prevention - page 178

Gun Policy – page 179
 Urban Policy – page 181

Death Penalty – page 183

Sentencing Policy – page 184

Human Trafficking – page 185